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Molasses vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between molasses and oats

  • Molasses have more vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, and calcium; however, oats have more manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, and copper.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 147% more.
  • Molasses have 6 times more vitamin B6 than oats. Molasses have 0.67mg of vitamin B6, while oats have 0.119mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Molasses and Oats.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +279.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +241.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1269%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1587.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +221.3%
~equal in Iron ~4.72mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +463%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1761%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6850%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.961mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Oats DV% diff.
Manganese 1.53mg 4.916mg 147%
Phosphorus 31mg 523mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.763mg 60%
Fiber 0g 10.6g 42%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.119mg 42%
Protein 0g 16.89g 34%
Zinc 0.29mg 3.97mg 33%
Selenium 17.8µg 32%
Potassium 1464mg 429mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 2.535g 17%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Magnesium 242mg 177mg 15%
Calcium 205mg 54mg 15%
Copper 0.487mg 0.626mg 15%
Folate 0µg 56µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 1.349mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.139mg 11%
Fats 0.1g 6.9g 10%
Calories 290kcal 389kcal 5%
Saturated fat 0.018g 1.217g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 2.178g 5%
Carbs 74.73g 66.27g 3%
Sodium 37mg 2mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Net carbs 74.73g 55.67g N/A
Iron 4.72mg 4.72mg 0%
Sugar 74.72g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 0.961mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%
Contains more WaterWater +166.1%
Contains more OtherOther +91.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +6800%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Oats
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6706.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4970%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/nutrients
  2. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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